Olden Times Flat Boating on the Miami and Early River Craft
David Kugler recalls 1820s to 1880s flat boat building on the Little Miami at Germany and Milford, loading for New Orleans with whisky flour and pork, crew anecdotes, and rivalries with Samuel Perin. He notes boat construction, dam runs, hog drives, and a 1887 Natchez trip, plus prices and hazards. Includes references to John M. Neely and local landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eptrorr Clermont Courier
Sim
Little
Miami
Jamieson
New Orleans
Germany
Old Home Place
Camp Dennison
Columbia
Old Milford
Old Germany
Natchez
John M. Neely
Samuel Perin
East Fork
Perin
Milford
David Kugler
Gosnex
Victimizing the Veterans Scam Exposed
A new scheme targets soldiers with two men in fine dress posing as government officials and demanding to view pension papers then demanding rebates from 20 to 100 dollars under threat of U S Court action. Citizens urged to show papers only to verified authorities and avoid impostors. The notice ends with a local admonition to buy chest protectors at Beck's pharmacy.
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U. S
The Burgling Business Escalates in Neighboring Towns
Reports from Batavia Blue Ash and Miamiville recount a surge of burglaries with $1500 in goods stolen from Mr Ford’s store in Miamiville. Ten houses ransacked in Blue Ash while Montgomery County sees numerous break ins. Citizens fear armed confrontation. dogs and vigilant doors urged. Batavia pledges prompt action and punishment.
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Ford
Miamiville
Blue Ash
Montgomery
New York
Batavia
Williamsburg Alumni Program Highlights Historic Sketches
Williams burg alumni met at Miss Belle Behymer home on Tuesday November 3 with a diverse program. readings covered Longfellow Holmes and Lowell. Miss Anna McNutt offered A Tale of Two Cities Boston Cambridge. Miss Laura Beacham New England Nooks. Miss Laura Boulware Brookarm Community. Miss Bertha Wean music. Miss Ella Williams The Poets of Cambridge. Miss Behymer The Ways of Gentle Boston. Will Colthar led a concluding discussion on a field rich in thought and fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg High School
Belle Behymer
Longfellow
Holmes
Lowell
Boston
Cambridge
Anna McNutt
Laura Beacham
New England
Laura Boulware
Brook‘arm
Bertha Wean
Campridge
Ella Williams
The Cowboy and His Ponies
A newspaper problem asks for pony values totaling 220 with three ponies. Solutions from Potts and Williams are correct among 25 responses. others from non professionals. The text then shifts to medical advice praising Simmons Liver Regulator as a remedy for liver illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Potts
Byron Williams
Williamsburg
Maggie
William P. Wolf
Batavia
Ed C. Bly
Willie Green
Chile
Dale O. McKinney
Amelia Schools
Arrest of an Ex Judge for Passing a Worthless Check
Mrs Meek and her daughter, of this county, held as accomplices, were arrested along with W F Smith an attorney of St Louis after a $35 draft on Mrs Meek’s son was returned as worthless. The ex district judge A B East of Waverly Pike County a prominent local politician was also implicated. News notes report tobacco market activity Thanksgiving sales limited by holiday timing and a new bond funded railroad extension scheme to West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Smith
St. Louis
A. B. East
Waverly
Pike County
Trouble Among the Deacons at Loveland Church
Horace Clinton sues Deacon Cobb and Elder Estell of the Loveland colored Baptist church to compel about a score of members to worship at a distance and regain the key to the tabernacle. The dispute stems from members joining the Odd Fellows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Clinton
Cobb
Estell
Colored Baptist Church
Loveland
Charles Yates
Tabernacle
Deacon Cobb
Odd Fellow’s Brotherhood
Br’er Estill
The Last Rose of Summer and the First Snow of Winter
Amid last Monday’s snow Ba tavians heard a cornet play The Last Rose of Summer. The melody drifted through the flurries near and far, clashing briefly with the wind at the courthouse. A traveling minstrel performed, seeming unaware of the scene or its mood.
Diamond Anniversary at Milford Lodge 75 Years
Milford Lodge F and A M celebrates its 75th anniversary on Friday evening December 15. Charter members include Zacchus Briggs John Mains William Williams Lot Cooper Asael Downey Mahlon Smith Josiah Layman Nathan Raywood John S. Thomas Jeremiah Lemon Joshua Clark James Van Benthusen and Peter Sell. Officers elected last Thursday night: W Williamson W M H A Brunson Sr W John Robinson Jr Jr W J Murphy treasurer G KE Spencer secretary C S Brewster Sr D H E Bennett Jr D F Adams tyler S P Atwood and EK Harding stewards.
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Milford Lodge
Zacchus, Briggs
John Mains
William Williams
Lot Cooper
Asael Downey
Mahlon Smith
Josiah Layman
Nathan Raywood
John 8. Thomas
Jeremiah Lemon
Joshua Clark
James van Benthusen
Peter Sell
Camp Dennison
W. E. Williamson
W. M
H. A. Brunson
John Robinson
J. Murphy
G. KE. Spencer
C. 8. Brewster
H. E. Bennett,Jr
Adams
Tyler
P. Atwood
Harding
Stewards
Happy Home Wedding in Batavia Unites Grace Hambleton and William Stephens
Grace Hambleton and William Stephens wed at the bride’s parents home last Wednesday, with Rev Bell officiating. The couple, dressed neatly, will reside on North Street in Batavia and begin housekeeping with gifts from friends. The town’s young people celebrated with luncheon and a train sendoff, amid wedding favors on the departing coach.
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Grace Hambleton
William Stephens
Batavia
Bell
Bohymer
North Street
Memory of Mother’s Knitting Stockings and Warmth
The piece recalls how women in earlier days knitted stockings and mittens, stitching with skill by firelight. It evokes memories of mothers carding wool, spinning, and guiding children as the yarn winds through needles, ending with reflections on aging and loss.
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Mother
Two Tragedies From Chermot and Highland Counties Hunting Fatalities
The season has seen several hunting accidents in the state. William Steward, 21, was killed by a discharged load from his uncle John Steward on a Crosstown farm after Thanksgiving. Orie Snider, 15, died in Highland county from a thigh wound inflicted by teammate Stanley Miller. Arthur E. Wyatt of Lindale, a prominent farmer, died after three months illness aged 46. Funeral attended Mt. Pisgah M E Church.
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Jester
Crosstown
Jackson Township
William Steward
John Steward
Steward
Marshall Township
Highland County
Orie Snider
Stanley Miller
Arthur EK. Wyatt
Lindale
M. E
Mt. Pisgah
Judge Swing Robbed at Cincinnati Football Game
Judge P F Swing, noted Avondale resident, lost $100 and railroad passes to pickpockets at a Cincinnati football game last Thursday. The incident, told with humor, suggests safer money handling while attending events and urges leaving valuables at home or secured away.
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Peter F. Swing
Avondale
Cincinnati
Heck and Avery's New Museum Features Exotic Acts
This week at Heck and Avery's Museum and Family Theater the main curio hall hosts Barnum style exhibits including Tiktira the Cingalese dancer, Keremi and Ingone the Asiatic dwarfs, Ishmiel the Hindoo juggler, and Tikira the Cingalese dancer. A wonder ball display and hourly specialty show are also offered.
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Heck and Avery
New Museum and Family Theater
Barnum
Curio
Tiktira
Keremi
Ingone
Ishmiel
Gilgoris
Tikira
Hhis
Ingona
Tamel
India
Freeman's Excellent Bill at Theatre With Lost in London
Sunday December 1 update promises drama Lost in London with new scenery by Dramatic Stock Company plus vaudeville. Ten twenty and thirty cent prices mark a bold mixed bill featuring Carrott Johnson Adonis Minstrels Montgomery Irving strong man Mays and Hunter banjoists Meban Raymond sketch artists and more. Doors open at 1 and 7 pm with performances starting 30 minutes later.
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Dramatic Stock Company
London
Carrott Johnson
Adonis Minstrels
Montgomery Irving
Mays and Hunter
Meban
Raymond
Midnight prowler threat in West Union warns residents
A West Union note reports a midnight prowler sneaking near homes and windows for two weeks. Citizens threaten to deal with him harshly, referencing Roscoe Parker as a grim example. The piece urges using licensed pharmacists for family medicines and recommends Beck Pharmacy for prescriptions.
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West Union
Roscoe Parker
Beck
Dr. Belt
The Poor Man Not a Free Man December Forum
A December Forum argues that liberty and poverty cannot coexist as extreme poverty erodes freedom. The author claims a nation must guard against want and provide livelihoods, or else even the freest country remains unfree for the destitute. The piece notes public dissent arises from those burdened by poverty.
Five jurors in Jones case with 150-strong venire ordered
In Brown County a jury pool expands as five jurors are seated in the Jones case while a 150 man venire is summoned. The talk of Hood’s Sarsaparilla’s vitality and a funeral in Adams County hue local mood. A new telegraph link to Goshen advances toward completion next week. Clermont mourns a six year old’s diphtheria death.
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Brown County
Jones
Georgetown
Clermont County
Brown
Clermont
Goshen
Village Notes and Social Roundup from Goshen and Vicinity
Mrs. M V Proctor appeals for help finding two umbrellas in Goshen area. Christmas entertainments, stage drama Out in the Street, and A Regular Fix planned by the literary society. Memorial sermon for Rev Garontte delivered in Ripley connections noted. Thanksgiving oyster supper at Jasper Malick home praised. Numerous visits, weddings, and social events listed. church concerts and entertainment by Sunday school planned. Local notices include trades on Loth’s furniture and Goshen shop ads.
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Holly
Garontte
Union City
Indiana
Ripley
Christian Chapel
Watt
Garofine
Southern Ohio Christian Conference
Truly
Prince of Israel
Jasper Malick
James KK. Ashonrn
Batavia
Wes
Edna Warren
Eliza Shannon
Tabasco
James Bennett
Bantam
Our Town
Frank Moore
J. Brunk
Emma Binning
Belle Liston
Lottie Sillett
C. M. Edwards
Loth's
Sycamore Street
Cipernnati
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Dr. Bolt
Cowboy
Simmons
C. Tatman & Co
C. G. & P. Railroad
Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth
Chermot and
Highland Counties
P. F. Swing
Heck & Avery's New Museum
Freeman
Peeping Thomas
Hood
O. M. Parton
Hill's Fork
Adams County
William Biedenbender
Lula Fertha
George Sprague
Halick & Bishop
Congress
Hulick
Fayr Walker
D. D
Oxford Female College
Presbyterian Church
Kansas
Ladies of St. Paul Universalist Church
Peak Sisters
Fastiion
M. V. Proctor
Post Office
Lebanon
Existnce
Frank McCord
Red Bank
Downing
Allen Ginney
Monterey
Henry Hall
Marathon
W. Gordon
Joe Pray
Emma Constable
Eva Bishop
Longview
Vesta Bishop
Mat Coogler
Pendleton
Dow
Hamilton County
Mitchell
Alfred Marsh
Owensville
M. E. Church
Henry Ditz
Craver
Wm. Gibbs
Joe Hall
Sallie James
Winton Place
Pearl Frey
Edenton
Turnipseed
P. W. Applegate
Cincinnari
John P. McClellan
Loackisud
Kustmanis
Charleston
Meo
Win
Gordon
2D Ohio Regiment
Thomas Hil
Belfast
Carrie Will
Kneifer
Madisonville
Wm. McGrue
Guinea City
Ed Irving
postoMice
Charles Randall
Samuel Riding
Eva McCullum
Harve Anderson
Hillsboro
Mrs. A
Hitesman
Simpson
Burger
Butterville
Anna Burger
Loth
Cincinati
Brown Counties
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